Father of six-year old Veronica Moser the youngest victim of the theater shooting, arrives at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colo., for the first court hearing for alleged Century 16 movie theater shooter.

Father of six-year old Veronica Moser the youngest victim of the theater shooting, arrives at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colo., for the first court hearing for alleged Century 16 movie theater shooter. (Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)

Angie Terry, from Alabama, prays next to a white wood cross erected for victims who were killed during last weekend's mass shooting at Century 16 movie theater, in Aurora, Colorado. Suspect James Holmes, 24, allegedly went on a shooting spree and killed 12 people and injured 59 during an early...

Angie Terry, from Alabama, prays next to a white wood cross erected for victims who were killed during last weekend's mass shooting at Century 16 movie theater, in Aurora, Colorado. Suspect James Holmes, 24, allegedly went on a shooting spree and killed 12 people and injured 59 during an early... (Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)

President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), from left, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates after arriving at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Obama traveled to the University of Colorado Hospital to meet with victims of last Friday's...

President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), from left, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates after arriving at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Obama traveled to the University of Colorado Hospital to meet with victims of last Friday's... (Chip Somodevilla, McClatchy-Tribune)

Several witnesses described to police how Kyle Nolan Tanner, of no fixed address, walked into a showing of "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," taking a seat in the front row and began yelling expletives toward the screen and audience at the Bow Tie Cinemas on Solomons Island Road just before 4 p.m. He left the theater twice and the last time, he began "pointing at people in the audience simulating that he had a gun" and yelling expletives at them, according to a statement from police.

People fled the Annapolis theater, as did Tanner, who fled north on Route 2. He was arrested in the area of Old Solomons Island Road and Forest Drive.

Police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said the suspect apparently went to the theater to watch a movie, but he could not say Tanner bought a ticket.

The incident comes shortly after 12 people were killed and 58 were injured when a gunman opened fire during a showing of the "The Dark Knight Rises" at a theater in Aurora, Colo., which prompted police departments in the area to increase police presence at theaters.

Tanner has been charged with disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment and second degree assault. He is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis.

The Crofton man who police have said called himself "a joker" while threatening a workplace shooting has been charged with a single misdemeanor count of misusing the telephone, authorities said Wednesday.

Maryland police regularly send heavily armed tactical officers to raid houses searching for criminal suspects or evidence. Sometimes the operations turn deadly, as in a recent case in Reisterstown when a Baltimore County officer shot a man who police said attacked him with a sword.